A mangled fence remained as evidence of a security breach Wednesday morning at the Burlington International Airport.

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"This appears to have been intentional," said Deputy Chief Andi Higbee of the Burlington police.

He said Brent Rutledge, 39, of Winooski, Vt., crashed a truck through an airport fence and into an off-limits area. He then broke through a different gate., Higbee said. Luckily, no planes were taking off or landing.

"When somebody gets in there, they can endanger the flight, they can endanger planes or anything," said Gene Richard, director of aviation at the airport.

Police said Rutledge appeared disoriented, and they had him transported to Fletcher Allen Health Care for a mental evaluation.

"We don't believe, in this case, that drugs or alcohol played a part," said Higbee.

Damages will run about $10,000, according to airport officials, and this isn't the first time someone's crashed through the fence. They said they are looking at ways to block the area in the future.

"On the scale of things, this is a serious event that we'll take a closer examination of and see if there's any improvements that can be made," said Higbee.

Rutledge is charged with unlawful mischief and unlawful trespass.

Airport officials said the fence was patched immediately to prevent any other security breaches and that airport operations were not interrupted.